most rushing yards in a carreer by a lions player

Barry Sanders has rushed for the most career yards for the Lions, with 15,269 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
15,269
153
3,062
5.0
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
2Billy Sims
B. Sims
5,106
60
1,131
4.5
85.1
42
2,072
186
11.1
34.5
5
3Dexter Bussey
D. Bussey
5,105
150
1,203
4.2
34.0
18
1,616
193
8.4
10.8
5
4Altie Taylor
A. Taylor
4,297
91
1,165
3.7
47.2
24
1,523
173
8.8
16.7
6
5Nick Pietrosante
N. Pietrosante
3,933
89
938
4.2
44.2
28
1,323
134
9.9
14.9
2
6James Jones
J. Jones
3,452
85
960
3.6
40.6
23
2,318
285
8.1
27.3
10
7Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
3,419
45
619
5.5
76.0
39
1,307
162
200
8.1
29.0
8
8Ace Gutowsky
A. Gutowsky
3,077
77
864
3.6
40.0
20
64
3
21.3
0.8
0
9Mel Farr
M. Farr
3,072
69
739
4.2
44.5
26
1,374
146
9.4
19.9
10
10Kevin Jones
K. Jones
3,067
53
761
4.0
57.9
24
1,006
141
191
7.1
19.0
3
11James Stewart
J. Stewart
2,890
41
713
4.1
70.5
15
862
101
144
8.5
21.0
4
12Dutch Clark
D. Clark
2,772
64
606
4.6
43.3
27
341
28
12.2
5.3
6
13Dan Lewis
D. Lewis
2,698
84
651
4.1
32.1
16
799
68
11.8
9.5
3
14Greg Landry
G. Landry
2,502
102
389
6.4
24.5
19
0
0
0.0
0
15Steve Owens
S. Owens
2,451
53
635
3.9
46.2
20
861
99
8.7
16.2
2
16Bob Hoernschemeyer
B. Hoernschemeyer
2,439
59
553
4.4
41.3
17
951
96
9.9
16.1
7
17David Montgomery
D. Montgomery
2,393
41
533
4.5
58.4
32
622
73
87
8.5
15.2
0
18Kevin Smith
K. Smith
2,346
54
598
3.9
43.4
17
1,082
123
171
8.8
20.0
5
19Ernie Caddel
E. Caddel
2,311
64
443
5.2
36.1
20
641
54
11.9
10.0
5
20Joique Bell
J. Bell
2,235
63
561
4.0
35.5
22
1,638
162
219
10.1
26.0
1
21Horace King
H. King
2,081
123
549
3.8
16.9
9
1,579
198
8.0
12.8
5
22Bobby Layne
B. Layne
1,793
97
432
4.2
18.5
13
0
0
0.0
0
23Bill Shepherd
B. Shepherd
1,699
51
450
3.8
33.3
11
168
18
9.3
3.3
1
24D'Andre Swift
D. Swift
1,680
40
364
4.6
42.0
18
1,198
156
205
7.7
30.0
7
25Jamaal Williams
J. Williams
1,667
30
415
4.0
55.6
20
230
38
44
6.1
7.7
0
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PPG

30.3

1st

OPP PPG

23.4

18th

RUSH YDS/G

135.8

5th

PASS YDS/G

256.7

6th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
Lions Lions
8
5
0
.615
Vikings Vikings
5
8
0
.385
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12/25
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1/4
DET DET
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CHI CHI
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AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
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.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
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.769

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9/6
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9/6
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12/14
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